USS Cyane
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Three ships of the United States Navy
have been named Cyane
, after the Greek nymph
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United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named Cyane
Cyane
In Greek mythology, Cyane or Kyane was a nymph who tried to prevent Hades from abducting Persephone, her playmate. Upon failure, she dissolved away in tears and melted into her pool. In a slightly different version, Cyane was the Naiad of a spring in the Sicilian town of Syracuse...
, after the Greek nymph
Nymph
A nymph in Greek mythology is a female minor nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform. Different from gods, nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as beautiful, young nubile maidens who love to dance and sing;...
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- The USS Cyane (1815)HMS Cyane (1806)HMS Cyane was a Royal Navy Banterer-class sixth-rate post ship of nominally 22 guns, built in 1806 at Topsham, near Exeter, England. She was ordered in January 1805 as HMS Columbine but renamed Cyane on 6 December of that year...
, was originally HMS Cyane captured in 1815 and taken into the US Navy, where she served until 1836. - The , was a 22-gun sloop-of-war, launched in 1837 and decommissioned in 1871.
- The , was formerly the Gwin, renamed Cyane on 11 April 1918.